Colour

#6B0F04

#6B0F04
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#6B0F04 is a red with RGB values 107, 15, 4 and HSL 6°, 93%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

#6B0F04#6B0F04

HEX#6B0F04

RGBrgb(107, 15, 4)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.0588, 0.0157

RGB percentages42%, 5.9%, 1.6%

HSLhsl(6.4, 92.8%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.4, 96.3%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 86%, 96.3%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,016,196

CSS custom property--colour: #6B0F04;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.39:1

Contrast with white12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#94F0FB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2702no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#443B00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Tritanopia#77000Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 12.2 Dark red · ΔE 17.1 Brown · ΔE 19.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 22.1 Sienna · ΔE 24.3 Firebrick · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 12.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#04606B

Analogous#6B042D, #6B4304

Triadic#046B0F, #0F046B

Split complementary#046B43, #042C6B

Tetradic#2C6B04, #04606B, #43046B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F85643

Lighter +30%#F62A12

Lighter +20%#CD1D08

Lighter +10%#9C1606

Darker −10%#3A0802

Darker −20%#090100

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6F0C00

Less saturated −25%#5D1A12

Channel breakdown

R107

G15

Red107 (42%)

Green15 (5.9%)

Blue4 (1.6%)

Hue6.41°

Saturation (HSL)92.79%

Lightness21.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 0F · B 04

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